Faculty & Staff Articles

Dining Services' Daniel S. Falzone enjoys the festivities with daughters Julianna and Maria. Ameira Phipps, big sister to Amecca Phipps, has an equally big smile! Three generations celebrate the season at a decidedly family-friendly event. "Mimi" Janice and "Pappy" Robert Murphy, visiting from Pittsburgh, join their granddaughters, Macy (foreground) and Maura, and daughter-in-law Ashley R.

Bradley M. Webb, assistant dean of industrial, computing and engineering technologies, gives it everything he's got – while colleague Stacey C. Hampton makes sure not to miss one second of the fun. Joining a group photo on behalf of Penn College Benefiting THON are Butler (holding sledgehammer) and counselor Jacklyn R. Leitzel, club adviser (second from right).

Pennsylvania College of Technology hosted nearly 100 K-12 educators Friday to talk about technology education, the skills gap in the U.S. workforce and how they can work together to help students transition from high school to college. The educators – many of whom are school counselors and administrators – traveled from as far away as Erie, Pittsburgh and Chester County.

John D. Maize, instructor of speech communication/composition, focuses on finding common ground among the people with whom we communicate ... ... and Craig A. Miller, associate professor of history/political science, encourages empathy and understanding in assessing others' differences of opinion.

Penn College's renowned Plastics Innovation & Resource Center, which incorporates hands-on learning across the industry's varied production processes, is featured in the online Keystone Edge magazine. The article by news editor Elise Vider – headlined "At Penn College, Plastics Provide a Path to Success" – includes a Q&A with Shannon Munro, vice president for workforce development.

Recent research by a Pennsylvania College of Technology faculty member shows the importance of non-game entertainment in drawing fans to minor league baseball games. The findings, published in Volume 23, No. 2 of the Pennsylvania Economic Review, were the result of six years of research by Chip D.

PCToday continues its regular feature: welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Pennsylvania College of Technology employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office. April N. Line, transfer from regular Library Circulation Assistant-Day to full-time Library Support Services Assistant, effective Nov.

Attending GIE+EXPO in Louisville are (from left) Carl J. Bower Jr., assistant professor of horticulture; Joseph A. Kern, Mechanicsburg; Kyle J. Schatz, St. Marys; Kendall A. Wanner, Denver; Benjamin A. Mowrer, Manheim; Jacob R. Courtley, Ardara; William X. DeMarco, Glen Mills; 2013 alumnus Jeremy L. Thorne; Trevor C. Gagliano, Hughesville; Bryce P. Thompson, Enola; and Griffin T.

The Salvation Army of Williamsport will receive about $17,000 to be used for essential services to local families, thanks to Saturday's Community Challenge. Pennsylvania College of Technology’s commitment to the event resulted in the college winning the Community Cup, a traveling trophy presented to the organization with the greatest participation.

Pennsylvania College of Technology dedicated its Veterans & Military Resource Center on Nov. 10, choosing a solemn weekend of remembrance to invoke the memory of an impressive “fellow soldier.” Named the Major General Fred F.